2014 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Lease Questions

Karen_S · January 2014

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bluefin2 · November 2013

picked up a 2014 ML 350 ... 30 Month 12k per year:

MF: .00132
Residual: 62%

morris230 · November 2013

Would be curious about this as well. Anyone with experience on special ordering a new ML350 and what kind of deal you can get with the dealers? True Car says discount is averaging about 5-6% off MSRP.

kyfdx · November 2013

2014 ML350 BTC 36mo, 15K/yr lease
Standard money factor and 60% residual.. 24 month residual is 69%

regards,
kyfdx

suv101 · November 2013

Hello, living in northern va was looking into ml blue tec base can anyone please share a good deal what should I be looking at price wise? Also looking at toureg tdi ..please share dealership and contact name if possible thank you in advance for your help!

suv101 · November 2013

Was wondering if anyone can help me out, looking for a base 2013, 2014 ML 350 4MATC, what would be a good deal to buy? looking to finance rather than lease....any help greatly appreciated. Northern VA area.

kgnbs · November 2013

guys, any comments on below deal?
i just picked up the vehicle yesterday.

36 mt / 10,000 miles per year
MSRP $62,495.
2014 ML350 4MATIC - BLACK/BLACK

I ended up paying $2500 at signing and $740/mt including NJ tax.
I insisted on $714/mt incld tax plus $2000 down but they did not accept it at all.

nyc_seth · November 2013

Hey Guys -

This is my 4th benz since reading this forum and it saves me $ every time - thanks to car_man and everyone else!

So my wife's 2012 GL us up - i nailed it for $699 zero down 24 months ago during winter event. Killer deal as they were changing body style. 72% residual, they discounted it 8% off msrp and gave back $4k. crazy...and sad since it cant be replicated.

so we are shopping the ML and this is the best iv'e done so far:

ML350WF / Silver / P1 / Pano / Logic7 / Running Boards / Pre wiring + dealer DVD equipment ($1950 accessory residualized) + dealer maint, destination and tax all wrapped in.

$58,635 MSRP discounted to $51,450.
+ $1,950 DVD
+ $795 Bank fee
+ $1,777 taxes
+ $450 in DMV and doc fees

$1,096 drive off (first month + dmv)
$805/month (which i'm sure they can push to $799 or lower)

This assumes:
24 mo / 12k
62% residual
0132 MF (with autopay)

Thoughts?

I'm over mileage on the GL by 4k - any thoughts on mitigating that damage?

Thanks,

Seth

mlevine · November 2013

Its amazing how one cannot get a GL at a good price/lease at this time especially since we are going into 2nd year of model. As a long term MB customer, the dealer may be able to help you out with the mileage issue. I am curious what the lease buyout number is. The dealer may be willing to buy it and add it to used car lot. About 2 years of warranty and add CPO and this may be an option. If not this dealership, another one may be looking for your GL.

jagangjee · November 2013

Many thanks to all those who have posted on this thread, this is the second car I have purchased from using it and it is a great source of information. Here is what I was able to get:

2014 ML350
MSRP: $63,585 discounted to $56,100
Lighting Package, P01, Pano Sunroof, Running Boards, Illuminated Running Boards, H/K Logic7, Keyless Go, Ambient Lighting, Trailer Hitch, Pre-wire, Parktronic, Lane Assist and backup camera.

30mos/10K
63% residual value
.00161
.00082 (one pay)

or 36mos/10K
56% residual value
.00157
.00077 (one pay)

I think I got a good deal, in any event I hope this helps those out there looking to purchase during the winter event!

jag

fanaticfather · December 2013

Does anyone have December residual and mf for 2014 ML350 and bluetec? 36 months, 12k.

I'm concerned dealers in Oregon are seriously inflating their money factors. Anyone have any west coast recommendations?

Thanks

fanaticfather · December 2013

We were just told by a Portland dealer the MF was .00275 for 36 mo 12k for a '14 BlueTEC.

Sound high? 62% Res.

gvitalik1 · December 2013

Hi,

If possible please provide Dec rates and residuals on '14 ML350 4matic for 12k,15k for best available term.

Help is greatly appreciated

kyfdx · December 2013

2014 ML350 Gas AWD 36mo, 12K/yr lease
.00132 MF and 55% residual

Bluetec
Standard money factor and 62% residual

I usually see .00195-.00225 for the standard money factor... but, dealers can jack it way up, if they wish..

regards,
kyfdx

kyfdx · December 2013

2014 ML350 4Matic 36mo, 15K/yr lease
.00132 MF and 53% residual
Add 2% for 12K/yr residual

Add 10% for 24 month residual

regards,
kyfdx

raj1mtg · December 2013

Hey there - congrats on the great deal. I'm in the market to purchase the same type of vehicle you got, was wondering how you were able to talk them down to this price?

Any leads would be greatly appreciated...I'm in Northern Cali.

dewarsandsoda · December 2013

Hi Carman,
What's the December MF & RV for a 2014 ML350 Bluetec for 24/12 and 24/10?

Cheers!

kyfdx · December 2013

@dewarsandsoda said:
Hi Carman,
What's the December MF & RV for a 2014 ML350 Bluetec for 24/12 and 24/10?

Cheers!

Standard money factor and 67% and 68% residual, respectively

kyfdx

dewarsandsoda · December 2013

@kyfdx@Edmunds said:
kyfdx

Thanks! I've put in an order for one, so it should arrive at my dealer in 90-120 days. I know that I will have to use the program for RV & MF that's available at that time and likely MSDs.

Cheers!

pukimon311 · December 2013

kyfdx- What is the Dec's RV for 2014 ML350 gas and BlueTEC? 30mo/10K and 30mo/12K. Also, do you know what's the "sweet spot" term?

kyfdx · December 2013

2014 ML350 Gas 2WD 30mo, 12K/yr lease

.00134 MF and 62% residual

Bluetec: Standard money factor and 66% residual

The Bluetec sweet spot is probably 36 months at 62% residual, while the gas model is not really any better at 55% residual for 36 months..

Add 1% to all residuals for 10K/yr leases

gvitalik1 · January 2014

Picked one up few weeks ago.
'14 ML350W4 MSRP $62800 special ordered car, $3k below invoice
36months, 12k/yr $1300 drive off with Maintenance $830/inc tax in north California

helver1770 · January 2014

Hi Carman, can you please help me with the residual value and MF on 2014 ML for Jan? Looking for 10K / yr lease. Thank you.

kyfdx · January 2014

New numbers come out on Tuesday, January 14th. It will be a few days before we get them.

pants18 · January 2014

carman, if these numbers don't come out until half way through the month do they go into February? My order will be done the first week of February and delivered a week or 2 later and am trying to get an idea of what to expect for MF and RV on 10k/year. MBUSA seems to push specific lease terms so I am open to whichever turns out to be the best deal. Thanks for the info.

kyfdx · January 2014

Unfortunately, we didn't get the new numbers, so I can't tell you when they expire. (or, even what they are)..

pants18 · January 2014

that's no fun. Are you expecting them or is this a long term shortage?

kyfdx · January 2014

It's hard to say... I expect we will see them again, but it might be next month..

pants18 · January 2014

I will check back in a couple weeks then. Thanks for the info!

abhiku · January 2014

Pls. post MF/RV if you have for Jan.

Thanks

kyfdx · January 2014

I'm sorry... we have no Mercedes numbers for January

kyfdx · January 2014

2014 ML350 4WD 36mo, 15K/yr lease

.00132 MF and 53% residual

pants18 · January 2014

are these Jan or Feb numbers? do you have 10k/yr 4matic sweetspot?

dogeye · January 2014

I've been requesting lease quotes on ML550. Dealers said the rate on 2013 model is very bad, one of the quote even gave less than 50% residual on 12k, 36 months lease. Anyone knows why? I thought they should be trying to clear out 2013 model with better deals, but it's seems not the case? Is 0.00225 for current MF seems right?

kyfdx · January 2014

@pants18 said:
are these Jan or Feb numbers? do you have 10k/yr 4matic sweetspot?

January.. 36 month looks to be the best program.

kyfdx · January 2014

@dogeye said:
I've been requesting lease quotes on ML550. Dealers said the rate on 2013 model is very bad, one of the quote even gave less than 50% residual on 12k, 36 months lease. Anyone knows why? I thought they should be trying to clear out 2013 model with better deals, but it's seems not the case? Is 0.00225 for current MF seems right?

The top of the line of each model generally suffers the most depreciaton and also has buyers that are less price sensitive... Lease numbers are driven by marketing...

Plus, it's very late in the 2014 model year.. A 2013 model that is leased now will be 4 model years old at the end of the lease.... the residuals reflect that.

porsche911c4s · February 2014

Hi kyfdx/all

2014 ml350/4 p1 and paint,
Msrp 56k
Neg 51.5

Came back with 800, 5k down, for 15k, 30 month lease. I'd rather not comment on how bad that deal is.

Came back with negotiated price of 50k, 625 a month, 5k down. I wanted to get acquisition to 795 and mf rate of .00132 after that bogus first quote. Also I confirmed residual of 60 percent.

However, my numbers are still not adding up. I'm calculating a fair bit lower. Is the MF still not where I want it to be?

Also, I know I qualify for 2k fleet but do not want to mention this until the last moment (dont want to mix their offer and my qualified program together) I can stack the fleet discount on top to get it to 48k, correct? I also want to target the selling price to 49.5, which would give me a selling of 47.5

I don't have my calculator in front of me, but I should be in ballpark of 585 with 2k due at signing with taxes rolled into the monthly (assuming selling of 48k with fleet)

Want to stay with this dealer. Aside from the HIGH initial offer, I like them.

Is this offer too aggressive?
Thanks!

porsche911c4s · February 2014

Oops I mean 2700ish at signing

sonicboom · February 2014

Can you please provide me the latest MF and residual for a 2014 ML550?

Thanks,

saxobeat · February 2014

I read that the BlueTec has the highest Residual value.... However, I am looking to order the car because all the ones that I have seen are too basic in my area. Does anyone have an experience on negotiating a car that you are ordering?? They said that the price is Sticker because I am ordering it..... I don't believe that. Any insight would be great....

dewarsandsoda · February 2014

@saxobeat said:
I read that the BlueTec has the highest Residual value.... However, I am looking to order the car because all the ones that I have seen are too basic in my area. Does anyone have an experience on negotiating a car that you are ordering?? They said that the price is Sticker because I am ordering it..... I don't believe that. Any insight would be great....

Hi Saxobeat,
I ordered a Bluetec from my dealer, and I anticipate delivery in March/April. Since I will lease, I know that I will have to use the RV and MF available at the time of delivery, but I suspect that the MF will be standard, so I will likely buy it down via MSDs. I didn't discuss pricing with my dealer for 2 reasons.
1. It may depend on the leverage and/or dealer incentives he has available at the time, and
2. I generally have a good rapport with my dealer having leased multiple MB's from him in the past, most recently an E350 in Sept.

My expectations are tempered. I don't expect to get an exceptional deal, but I know that my dealer is transparent, so I anticipate a reasonable deal, that's better than most, for the exact ML that I wanted.

Cheers!

wlan · February 2014

Hello kyfdx: Do have the MF and residual for a 2014 ML-350 Bluetec for 36 months/15K miles and 42 months/15K miles? Thanks in advance.

kyfdx · February 2014

@wlan said:
Hello kyfdx: Do have the MF and residual for a 2014 ML-350 Bluetec for 36 months/15K miles and 42 months/15K miles? Thanks in advance.

Standard Money Factor and 60%/55% residual, respectively

pants18 · February 2014

Hey carman, I am expecting delivery later this month on 4matic ml350. Do you have MF/residual for 10k/year? Are programs still geared towards 36 months?

kyfdx · February 2014

@pants18 said:
Hey carman, I am expecting delivery later this month on 4matic ml350. Do you have MF/residual for 10k/year? Are programs still geared towards 36 months?

.00132 MF and 56% residual for 36 months...

They aren't offering any specials on other length terms, this month, on the ML.

The advertised special on that lease for a unit with an MSRP of $55,135, is $619/mo, with $3900 down and $5300 due at signing, or ZERO down and $1525 due at signing (1st payment and acq.fee) for $732/mo.

Of course, those numbers don't account for tax, title, doc fees, etc.. The advertised leases assume a discount of $1900 from MSRP, so if you can do better than that, it should lower the payment...

porsche911c4s · February 2014

Hi kyfdx,

I was quoted a .00132 MF. Can I get it to .00122 with autopay or does the .00132 include autopay? Thanks

kyfdx · February 2014

.00132 should be without autopay...

porsche911c4s · February 2014

Thanks kyfdx!!

pants18 · February 2014

thanks car man!

porsche911c4s · February 2014

Hi again kyfdx,
Do you have the residual for 24 and 27 month/ 15k for 2014 ml350 awd gas? Thanks!!

kyfdx · February 2014

@porsche911c4s said:
Hi again kyfdx,
Do you have the residual for 24 and 27 month/ 15k for 2014 ml350 awd gas? Thanks!!

.00132 MF and 63% for 24mo, 15K/yr (AWD)

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